Global Patent Index - EP 2922616 A4

EP 2922616 A4 20151111 - MEMBRANE DISTILLATION ARRANGEMENT

Title (en)

MEMBRANE DISTILLATION ARRANGEMENT

Title (de)

MEMBRANDESTILLATIONSANORDNUNG

Title (fr)

AGENCEMENT DE DISTILLATION SUR MEMBRANE

Publication

EP 2922616 A4 20151111 (EN)

Application

EP 13857325 A 20131121

Priority

  • AU 2012905165 A 20121126
  • AU 2013001343 W 20131121

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2014078897A1] A membrane distillation arrangement (100) comprising: at least two dividers (120), each divider (120) having a top (122) and a base (124) and at least one side (126) which extends between the top (122) and the base (124); at least one transfer element (132) selected from a membrane, heat transfer component or combination thereof, each transfer element (132) having a top (134) and a base (136), each transfer element (132) being supported between two dividers (120); a plurality of perimeter seals (130), at least one perimeter seal (130) extending around the perimeter of the top (134) or the base (136) of each transfer element (132), each perimeter seal (130) forming a substantially fluid tight seal and a fluid flow space (140, 141) between the respective top (134) or base (136) of each transfer element (132) and a respective adjacent face of a divider (120). Each divider (120) includes at least one side inlet (114) and at least one side outlet (116), each side inlet (114) and side outlet (116) extending into the at least one side of each divider (120), and being in fluid communication with the respective fluid flow space (140, 141) formed between the adjacent transfer element (32) and the respective adjacent face of a divider (120).

IPC 8 full level

B01D 61/36 (2006.01); B01D 3/12 (2006.01); B01D 63/08 (2006.01); C02F 1/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B01D 3/12 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 61/364 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 61/3641 (2022.08 - US); B01D 61/366 (2013.01 - EP US); B01D 63/082 (2013.01 - EP); B01D 63/0822 (2022.08 - US); C02F 1/04 (2013.01 - EP US); C02F 1/447 (2013.01 - US); B01D 2311/2669 (2013.01 - US); B01D 2313/221 (2022.08 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2014078897 A1 20140530; AU 2013350313 A1 20150604; AU 2013350313 B2 20170921; CN 104884150 A 20150902; CN 104884150 B 20180112; EP 2922616 A1 20150930; EP 2922616 A4 20151111; EP 2922616 B1 20210512; US 2015336053 A1 20151126; US 9999857 B2 20180619

DOCDB simple family (application)

AU 2013001343 W 20131121; AU 2013350313 A 20131121; CN 201380063503 A 20131121; EP 13857325 A 20131121; US 201314646374 A 20131121